| F.I.D.E.M. Medals |
| The F.I.D.E.M. (an International Medal Federation), was established in 1937. Its purpose is to promote the art of medals at the international level and it accomplishes this goal mainly through publications and the organization of international events. FIDEM organizes a congress every two years and an international exhibition of art-medals in order to promote exchanges among artists and to make their work known internationally. FIDEM operates in over 30 countries worldwide. It is represented by a delegate and a vice-delegate in every country who maintain regular contact with the artists, FIDEM members and other people interested in the art of medals within that country. http://www.fidem-medals.org/en/default.htm The medals minted to represent the FIDEM Congress were created by an Artist from the host country. In some instances there are other associated FIDEM medals. |
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| 1959 by Ferdinand Welz |
| The 1959 FIDEM Congress (held in Vienna, Austria) medal was designed by Austrian Artist Ferdinand Welz of Vienna. See my page about Ferdinand Welz. |
| 1987 Colorado Springs medal by Guy-Charles Revol |
| 1987 Colorado Springs medal by Mico Kaufman |
| Copper, 76 X 51 mm in diameter an weighing 316g (11.1 oz). Struck by the Medallic Art Company (MACO). The medal for the 1987 FIDEM Congress held in Colorado Springs USA was designed by US Artist Mico Kaufman of Massachusetts. MICO KAUFMAN http://www.sculpturesbymico.com/ was born Jan 3, 1924 in Romania. After WWII, he studied in Florence and Rome before emigrating to the United States in 1951. He designed and created many famous works including the official 1985 Inaugural President Reagan-Bush Medal and at least 190 other medals as well as art in other media. |
| Bronze, 80mm, designed by Guy-Charles Revol and limited to a mintage of 500. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the International Medal Federation (FIDEM). Obverse: Cinquantenaire, Colorado Springs, Federation Internationale De La Medaille, 1987 Fiftieth Anniversary. Reverse: F I D E M around designs of 15 medal-like circles showing the dates of FIDEM conventions from 1937 Paris to 1985 Stockholm. Most designs show a well known landmark or emblem of that city. Guy-Charles Revol sounds French to me but I understand he is Portuguese and the medal was struck by the Portuguese Mint in Lisbon. |
| FIDEM Exhibitions/Congresses 1 1937 Paris Creation & 1st Meeting 2. 1947 First International Exhibition 3. 1949 Paris, France III 4. 1951 Madrid, Spain IV 5. 1953 Rome, Italy V 6. 1955 Stockholm, Sweden VI 7. 1957 Paris, France VII 8. 1959 Vienna, Austria VIII 9. 1961 Rome, Italy IX 10. 1963 The Hague, Netherlands X 11. 1966 Athens, Greece XI 12. 1967 Paris, France XIII 13. 1969 Prague, Czech Republic XIII 14. 1971 Cologne, Germany XIV 15. 1973 Helsinki, Finland XV |
| 16. 1975 Krakau, Poland XVI 17. 1977 Budapest, Hungary XVII 18. 1979 Lisbon, Portugal XVIII 19. 1983 Florence, Italy XIX 20. 1985 Stockholm, Sweden XX 21. 1987 Colorado Springs, USA XXI 22. 1990 Helsinki, Finland XXII 23. 1992 London, UK XXIII 24. 1994 Budapest, Hungary XXIV 25. 1996 Neuchatel, Switzerland XXV 26. 1998 Scheveningen, Netherlands XXVI 27. 2000 Weimar, Germany XXVII 28. 2002 Paris, France XXVIII 29. 2004 Seixal, Portugal XXIX 30. 2007 Colorado Springs, USA XXX |
| Austrian Coins, Medals & Tokens |
| 2007 Colorado Springs medal |